English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
This man is ~coward~ (nonstandard).
This man is *a coward* (standard).
This man is *cowardly* (standard).
They are ~panic~ (nonstandard).
They were hit in *panic* (standard).
They *panic* (standard).
They are *panicky* (standard).
GAB
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